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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

autoreverse en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌɔːtəɹɪˈvɜːs/ (UK)
  • /ˌɔːtoʊɹɪˈvɜːɹs/ (US)

Etymology

From auto- + reverse.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A device in a tape recorder or player that enables playback or recording the tape in both directions, by changing the direction of the tape transport or by physically flipping the cassette.

autoreverse en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˌɔːtəɹɪˈvɜːs/ (UK)
  • /ˌɔːtoʊɹɪˈvɜːɹs/ (US)

Etymology

From auto- + reverse.

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To reverse automatically.
    • Unless the animation also autoreverses, the animation will “jump” from its end to its start to begin the next repetition. 2011, Matt Neuburg, Programming iOS 4, page 363:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
autoreversed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
autoreversed Tense=Past lexicographic
autoreverses Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
autoreversing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic